All UT, all the time

With the SEC just announcing its monster TV deal with ESPN, and the Big Ten creating its own television network, Texas is forging its own path — by way of forming its own TV network.

UT and IMG College, the university’s multimedia partner, are in discussions with cable networks to hopefully announce the launch of such a network in coming months, and then debut next fall.

Live UT football games, and many men’s basketball games, could not be part of the package because of other TV contracts, but the channel would rely heavily on highlight and analysis shows. Other live games, such as women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball, could be televised. The channel would also develop human-interest feature programs, a major programming draw.